William Jennings BryanG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1936 - 498 pages |
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... young would - be orator and he had enough adverse comment to have discouraged a less persistent and coura- geous beginner . Most young speakers would have quit at once and never have entered the oratorical lists again , but the future ...
... young would - be orator and he had enough adverse comment to have discouraged a less persistent and coura- geous beginner . Most young speakers would have quit at once and never have entered the oratorical lists again , but the future ...
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... young Bryan and naturally enough he wanted to go . He did not know that Fate had stepped in and was weaving its web for him , for life . The boys fixed up in their best clothes and after supper went in a group over to the Academy ...
... young Bryan and naturally enough he wanted to go . He did not know that Fate had stepped in and was weaving its web for him , for life . The boys fixed up in their best clothes and after supper went in a group over to the Academy ...
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... young man that I was instantly attracted to him . " The two young men soon became acquainted and went out to lunch and that afternoon walked the streets of Chicago together to find law offices which they might occupy and sweep for a ...
... young man that I was instantly attracted to him . " The two young men soon became acquainted and went out to lunch and that afternoon walked the streets of Chicago together to find law offices which they might occupy and sweep for a ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 13 |
PIONEER ANCESTORS | 19 |
AN ILLINOIS BOYHOOD | 25 |
Copyright | |
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